INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGING SYSTEM

• US 20150189151A1
• Filed: 12/16/2014
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: ITO, RYOGO, KATSUMATA, SHUNSUKE, AKAMATSU, KAZUMA
• Granted Patent: US 10,291,835 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/20 Image signal generators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/221 using the relative movement between cameras and objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture

Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including: an image specification condition setting section that sets an image specification condition for an imaging apparatus; and an image specification instruction section that issues an image specification instruction to the imaging apparatus when the image specification condition is satisfied by the imaging apparatus.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an image specification condition setting section that sets an image specification condition for an imaging apparatus; and

an image specification instruction section that issues an image specification instruction to the imaging apparatus when the image specification condition is satisfied by the imaging apparatus.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an imaging section that generates an image; and

an object identification section that identifies the imaging apparatus as an object from the image which is generated by the imaging section,

wherein the image specification instruction section determines whether or not the imaging apparatus identified by the object identification section matches with the image specification condition.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image specification instruction is to instruct the imaging apparatus to photograph an image.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image specification instruction is to tag frame images constituting a moving image photographed by the imaging apparatus.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image specification condition is a position of the imaging apparatus.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image specification condition is a direction of the imaging apparatus.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image specification condition is a tilt of the imaging apparatus.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a communication section that communicates with the imaging apparatus; and

an image processing section that performs image processing on the basis of images which are received from the imaging apparatus through communication of the communication section.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the image processing is to generate a panoramic image.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the image processing is to generate a 3D modeling image.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the image processing is to generate an image which has a larger size than that of the received images.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the image specification condition setting section determines the image specification condition on the basis of contents of the image processing.

13. An imaging apparatus comprising:

an imaging section that generates an image;

a communication section that communicates with an information processing apparatus; and

a control section that performs image specification processing on the basis of an image specification instruction which is transmitted from the information processing apparatus.

14. The imaging apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the image specification processing is to generate an image through the imaging section.

15. The imaging apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the image specification processing is to tag frame images constituting a moving image photographed by the imaging section.

16. The imaging apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising an acceleration sensor that acquires acceleration information,

wherein the communication section transmits the acceleration information to the information processing apparatus.

17. The imaging apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a direction sensor that acquires direction information,

wherein the communication section transmits the direction information, which is acquired by the direction sensor, to the information processing apparatus.

18. An information processing method comprising:

setting an image specification condition for an imaging apparatus; and

issuing an image specification instruction to the imaging apparatus when the image specification condition is satisfied by the imaging apparatus.

19. An information processing program causing a computer to execute an information processing method comprising:

setting an image specification condition for an imaging apparatus; and

issuing an image specification instruction to the imaging apparatus when the image specification condition is satisfied by the imaging apparatus.

20. An imaging system comprising:

an imaging apparatus that includes

an imaging section that generates an image,

a communication section that communicates with an information processing apparatus, and

a control section that performs image specification processing on the basis of an image specification instruction which is transmitted from the information processing apparatus; and

an information processing apparatus that includes

an image specification condition setting section that sets an image specification condition for the imaging apparatus, and

an image specification instruction section that issues an image specification instruction to the imaging apparatus when the image specification condition is satisfied by the imaging apparatus.